The 6th anniversary of Pope Francis’s papacy was marked by Australian cardinal George Pell sentencing to six years in prison. Vatican analysts in Italy are debating whether the leader of the Catholic Church’s accomplishments have outweighed his failings during his … Read More
Pope Francis arrives during the opening of a global child protection summit day 2 for reflections on the sex abuse crisis within the Catholic Church, at the Vatican, 21 February 2019.ANSA/GIUSEPPE LAMI Washington Pope Francis’ closing address to the Vatican … Read More
In a speech after a Mass at the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis said that “even a single case of abuse” must be met “with the utmost seriousness.” CreditCreditGiuseppe Lami/ANSA, via Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis ended a landmark Vatican … Read More
Under the banners of accountability and transparency, Pope Francis has opened an unprecedented summit on sex abuse in the Catholic Church. He said that serial criticizers of the church were in league with the devil. Pope Francis kicked off a four-day … Read More
A historic interfaith covenant was signed in the Middle East on Monday, and the mainstream media in the United States has been almost entirely silent about it. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb is considered to be the most important imam in Sunni Islam, and he arrived … Read More
Does God will false religions? Faithful Catholics want to know what Catholic sense can be made of a document Pope Francis signed Monday proclaiming that God somehow wills the diversity of religions. On his trip to the United Arab Emirates this … Read More
Pope Francis met mufti Rahmi Yaran at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in November 2014 Pope Francis has made dialogue with Islam a cornerstone of his papacy, which began in 2013, and visited several countries with large Muslim populations. In February he … Read More
Muscat: The state-owned Vatican News Agency has published Pope Francis’ itinerary for his public mass that will be held in Abu Dhabi in February. The pontiff’s itinerary include an interfaith meeting, a visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, and the … Read More
Pope Francis on Thursday received an invitation to visit North Korea and the pontiff indicated he would consider making what would be a landmark trip to a nation known for severe restrictions on religious practice, according to South Korean officials. … Read More
Pope Francis has ordered a “thorough study” into the Vatican archives to investigate the charges surrounding Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. Credit Credit Tony Gentile/Reuters ROME — The Vatican has decided to fight fire and brimstone with fire and brimstone. Six weeks after Archbishop Carlo Maria … Read More